Officials in Ottawa are failing to protect Canada's at-risk migratory birds, according to several groups behind a lawsuit directed at the federal government.
As an example, the plaintiffs used the marbled murrelet, a seabird that relies on coastal old growth forests in B.C. The logging of these forests have been the subject of protests across the province for months. So, as argued by the groups involved in the lawsuit, the bird's nest could be protected, if it falls into Schedule 1 of the SARA, but not the rest of the old growth forest it uses for nesting.
"This threatens the survival of vulnerable species…who face increasing threats of habitat loss from both natural and human-caused threats," Andhra Azevedo said in a statement. "That's why we are in negotiations with B.C. on a nature agreement to better protect and restore habitat…improve ecosystem resilience and advance the recovery of species at risk," the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change said.
These birds spend nearly all their time at sea. They require Old Growth for nesting. Huge nesting areas are set aside as well as other OG reserves: parks, riparian, ungulate zones, wildlife tree patches, First Nation cultural areas, etc etc.
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